Incident
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8-24-2021 Kansas Topeka 1-1
Location
August 24, 2021
Travelers Inn3846 S Topeka Blvd
Topeka, Kansas
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: James Norman Epps Jr
- Age: 37
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Armed Robbery
- Name: Isaiah Quin Dale Krainbill
- Age: 19
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Drug involvement
- Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found
- Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Notes
Victim fatally shot at motel; altercation over drugs and money.
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
- URL: https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/2021/08/24/several-questioned-after-homicide-southwest-topeka-travelers-inn/5577677001/
- URL: https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/deadly-topeka-motel-shooting-sees-charges-filed-against-1-man/
District
Congressional District: 2State Senate District: 19
State House District: 58